Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-04

Master workman T. v. Powderly General Sec
rotary Litchman, and most OF the other delayed
delegates TO the Knights OF Labor General Assem-
bly,. arrived in Minneapolis yesterday afternoon.
The great hall. capable OF seating 10000 people,
was crowded at the time OF the opening OF the
evening exercises On the platform were the
prominent leaders OF the organization. General
Master workman Powderiys address on "The
ceived with unbounded enthusiasm. He said:
"Mr. Chairman: You have just told this i'm
mense audience that would tell them what the
OF it. win tell you nothing of the kind. can
not. THY Will be done, Thy kingdom come
These are the words spoken by all denominations
In PRAYER. DO you mean what you say In these
words? Men say the knights can never att ain what
is aimed at in their declaration OF principles Then
they go to church and pray for better things than
the knights ever dreamed or Knighthood would
not pave the streets with gold. The men who
pray that this earth be made as the kingdom OF
These places are not the Kingdom OF heaven. The
men who make these prayers lie when they
make MAKE. them. They are hypocrites The
they intend to take hand in making the laws.
How many millionatres are there In this room to-
night? Not one Well, how many men and women
or moderate means7 would not ask you TO stand
up for that would get you all on your feet We
intend to educate our people so that they viii be
able to go higher. They should be educated so
that they Will be able and flt TO take high posi-.
lions In public life. our organization Is not a
partisan organization but In the true OF the
studies with US will be able TO vote ntelligenty:
II he is not there is something wrong with his
head: We are an organization. Nothing ever Is
still but corpse. We have 'kickers.' When one
bad man kicks there are a thousand good men and
women TO resent that kick. say all hail TO the
kickers. have been taken TO task on a few things
Il want TO say few things on immigration. IL
has been charged that did not favor immigra-
ton. 1t is mistake. Tam OF foreign birth my
sell l was not born early enough to keep. my
father from coming to this country. 1 would not
have done so II could. / have no objection to
foreign immigration. favor IL. Every land-grant
company has ITS immigration agents They bring
In all manner OF foreigners. II one OF these poor
creatures raises his hand, not against law-for he
knows none-but against what he sees Just before
white the men who loaded these poor creatures on
this country go scot free. ! hate anarchy and I
hate anarchists How can the child reared in
respect the institutions OF this country! When
say stop the agent OF the steamship company,
take home the agent OF the land company, stop
Importing foreign pauperS let only those come to
our free America who come OF their own will 10
make their homes here, Is that saying anything
against foreigners?
~ am called a crank upon the temperance oues-
ton. may be crank upon this question but I
am not ashamed to say that would far rather see
man a sober man than a drunkard. IL Is far
better to educate our children TO be temperate
than to be drunkardS There is not man living
who will say that it's right to bring into the home
that which damns the head or the family. There
are those who have threatened to leave the order
because OF my position on this question. say 10
all who would withdraw for such a cause, Go.
I'll trust the Fate OF this nation with sober men
and women. Ill never take back one word OF
what have said on the temperance question, SO
help me God. The time wth come when The work.
ers OF az! Kinds and classes Will be banded to-
gether for common purpose.
Coming TO this city this morning, picked up
paper In which found a line: TON Armstrong,
the editor OF the National Labor Tribune, Is
dead saw the stalwart man and all his great
work before me. saw him saying TO corporate
wealth: thus far and no farther And now T.In
Armstrong is dead. Let US hope the mantle that
has dropped from his shoulders will fall upon
others as stalwart for all good causes hope that
every knight will leave this house tonight deter
mined TO do his whole duty. would have you
educate yourselves for the duties or this world.
Let every man, woman and child In this audience
leave this place tonight resolving 70 do this II is
your duty; see TO II that ft IS well done. Let
every man and woman read and lay to heart the
declaration or principles or this order. Let them
do this, and when the work Is over they can lie
down as did that dead workman OF whom have
Just spoken, conscious that their work has been
done, and Well DONE"